Winter Storm, Yavapai County Mountains
- When
- January 26, 8:00 PM MST to January 27, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yavapai County Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Arizona, January 26 to 27, 2001
A winter storm began to move across northern Arizona during the late evening of the 26th. The storm lingered into the morning of the 28th with most of the heavy snow ending by late evening of the 27th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
A winter storm began to move across northern Arizona during the late evening of the 26th. The storm lingered into the morning of the 28th with most of the heavy snow ending by late evening of the 27th. Some of the snowfall amounts were: Chinle, Window Rock, and Pinetop 8 inches; Crown King, Williams, and Payson 7 inches; Alpine, Whispering Pines, Tonto Village, Mayer, and Pine 6 inches; Dewey 5, Peeple's Valley and Yarnell 4 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Mogollon Rim
- When
- January 26, 8:00 PM MST to January 27, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Mogollon Rim forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Mogollon Rim
- When
- January 26, 9:00 PM MST to January 27, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Mogollon Rim forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -111.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Gila County
- When
- January 26, 9:00 PM MST to January 27, 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Gila County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau
- When
- January 26, 10:00 PM MST to January 27, 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.396, -109.489 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, White Mountains
- When
- January 26, 10:00 PM MST to January 27, 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- White Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.398, -109.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Yavapai County Valleys and Basins
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Yavapai County Valleys and Basins forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, January 26, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 26 to 27, 2001
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 26, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 26 to 27, 2001
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 26, 2001
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 26 to 28, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 26, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 26 to 28, 2001
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, January 2001
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5228589, 5228591, 5228592, 5228594, 5228590, 5228593, 5228595.